AROUND THE WORLD

AROUND THE WORLD; Beirut Search is Pressed For 3 Soviet Hostages

Special to the New York Times

Published: October 25, 1985

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 24—
Shiite and Druse militiamen conducted house-to-house searches in West Beirut and its southern suburbs today looking for three Soviet Embassy officials who were kidnapped 25 days ago. A similar search was conducted in Sidon.

About 75 people were reported to have been rounded up for questioning in the searches, but the search has produced no apparent clues.